AHEA 115 - Pharmacology for Allied Health

3 credit(2.5 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical)3.5contact hours[AHEA 109, AHEA 215, CMIS 101, BUSN 183, and AHEA 116 or BIOL 105]This course is designed for the medical assistant and other allied health students. It provides the theoretical framework for the fundamental principles and concepts of pharmacology. Topics essential to understanding drugs, legislation relating to drugs, drug classifications and actions, and drug references will be discussed. Basic principles for medication administration will also be included and practiced in a correlating lab session. The responsibility of the medical assistant in understanding and administering drugs and safety for the client will be emphasized.OFFERED: spring semesters